May 01--The NFL Draft has quite a Chicago presence. My wife picked up our kids after school and ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. nearly second-guessed her, saying several strong linebackers were still available.
Coca-Cola showed fellow shareholders a clip of Warren Buffett playing ukulele and croaking out its '70s anthem, "I'd Like To Teach the World to Sing." Buffett joked he could buy the world a Coke but his investors would balk. No offense, but he shouldn't teach singing, either.
Ford is recalling nearly 600,000 cars and trucks exposed to heavy road salt use, as in Illinois, because of potential steering problems. This is good news for owners, who otherwise would be going round and round with the carmaker.
ABC is canceling "Revenge" after four seasons, and now has to worry about retribution.
The American Psychological Association denies a report that it secretly helped U.S. leaders hone justifications for torturing prisoners after 9/11. There's no smoking gun yet of APA involvement, like a requirement suspected terrorists get insurance preapproval for treatment.
Was it Freud who said sometimes a cigar is just a cattle prod?
A Merrill Lynch survey of very wealthy parents found, on average, $63 million out of $100 million is considered too much to give one child but $26 million of $100 million is too little. Oh, look! Marie Antoinette sent over some dessert!
Almost 13 years after Ryan Adams had a concertgoer ousted for requesting Bryan Adams' "Summer of '69" at a Ryman Auditorium show, Rolling Stone reports Ryan played Bryan's song at the Nashville venue. Probably. It's Rolling Stone, but there's also video.
Kim Jong Un canceled a Moscow visit for next week's 70th anniversary celebration of Nazi Germany's defeat in World War II, which would have been his first trip abroad as North Korea's leader. Maybe he didn't realize which side was to be celebrated.
philrosenthal@tribpub.com
